On Saturday, 1st Abram Cubs paid visit to 1st Hindley to take part in the Annual District Archery Tournament. Our team of three Cubs, we’re calm and collected in their shots, with each Cubs dropping a maximum of 2…
The Cubs are back!
Tonight, our Cubs returned to their weekly pack meetings and found themselves in a whole new world of programme. This years programme has been developed to be exceptionally enjoyable whilst still teaching Cubs those essential life skills. So what are…
Cubs Reminders
Just a quick reminder to all of our Cubs, we are taking a scheduled interlude from Cubs this evening (30th November). We will return next week (7th December) for something completely different to whet the Cub’s appitite! Please could all…
Cubs JOTAJOTI Saturday draws to a close
It’s been an amazing day for 1st Abram Cubs, as our Young People experienced Amateur Radio for the first time. Making contacts via VHF (2m) and DMR (Digital Mode Radio), they learned the basic science behind amateur radio and got…
JOTA-JOTI 2021 is here!
The event of the Scouting Technical calendar is finally here! It’s a Global Event owned by the World Organisation of Scout Movements (WOSM). But what does it all mean? JOTI, or Jamboree on the Internet is an event which brings…
Cubs create Fusion Dining
Tonight, under the close and watchful eye of Shere Khan, our Cubs completed their Chef Badge in the creation of a meal! In true 1st Abram Cubs style, it wouldn’t do well for our Cubs to all do the same…
The art of Self Defence (Scouts)
At the end of each year we hold a troop forum where the scouts discuss amongst their patrols what activities, trips, badges they would like to take part in. When I sat down to look at what they had listed…some…
Cubs are becoming Chefs
This week, our Cubs started work on their Chef badge. This great badge takes the Cook badge from Beavers up a notch with the aim of preparing Cubs to cook their own two course meal. Of course, before we let…
Calling all Book Readers
Beavers and Cubs both have Book Reader badges, but let’s face it – with so many badges and skills, reading 6 books is a bit of a tough ask. Not forgetting Scouts & Explorers – these two sections don’t have…
It’s hard work turning 90…
As you can imagine, Sunday’s party took some planning to pull off, and with that in mind, we’re just recovering from that energy! With our leaders looking back at the last few weeks in a blur, the confetti is cleared…
